'Buddy Walk' seeks to raise funds for Buddy Pack

The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri will host “The Buddy Walk” on Saturday to help raise funds to support the Buddy Pack program.

The walk will begin at 9 a.m. at the Kirksville R-III’s Spainhower Field and nearby parking lot. Prior to the walk, A.T. Still University students will offer face painting, while ATSU’s mascot Bucky, Truman State’s Spike and the KHS Tiger will all be on hand to greet children and start the race.

Following the walk, Tru-Men and the KHS band will perform.

The Buddy Pack program helps provide food for children in need during the weekends of the school year. While children have access to free and reduced lunches during regular school days, some struggle to receive food on the weekends.

According to The Food Bank, $180 will feed one child for the entire year, and 52 percent of the children at the Kirksville R-III qualify for free and reduced lunches.

For more information, call Susan Dublin at (773) 719-7218, or email susand@sharefoodbringhope.org.